"Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear many more, hoping to encourage in me a love of music. But she wouldnt consent to my having music lessons, for she feared I might end up as she had done - unable to play except from paper."

-- Mary Lou Williams

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“It is not so much the greatness of our troubles, as the littleness of our spirit, which makes us complain.”
“I wonder if there isn't a catch about having plenty of money? Does it eventually take the pleasure out of things?”
“You know that saying about how you don't know what you have until it's gone-I already did know what I had, and now that she's gone, I know even more.”
“I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.”
“I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.”
“There's so much going on, with child abuse, not having the right relationships and being in abusive relationships, that play into her, and that energy was constantly in my body for a month. I was the lead character and it was very, very intense.”
“The women sit, getting colder and colder, on a seat getting harder and harder, watching oafs, getting muddier and muddier.”
“Sailing really forces you to be present and in the moment. You kind of forget about the bullshit of life. Your thoughts go away because you're focused on making sure everything's working. I like being in that place.”

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